I can't download the repository directories for update

[xxrafaelxx3]

I just got a Dell laptop with Hardy installed, and I'm trying to update to Intrepid. However, when I start the update manager, it errors and says the following:

Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-security/main/binary-lpia/Packages.gz 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-security/restricted/binary-lpia/Packages.gz 404 Not Found
Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy/main/binary-lpia/Packages.gz 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]
Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy/restricted/binary-lpia/Packages.gz 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]
Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-updates/main/binary-lpia/Packages.gz 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]
Failed to fetch http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/hardy-updates/restricted/binary-lpia/Packages.gz 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.46 80]
Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old ones used instead.


I've tried changing to numerous different download servers and it still does this. Is this a server problem or is it a problem with my software?

Thanks for your help!

[Partyboi2]

There is no binary-lpia packages in those repos. What model dell have you got?

[xxrafaelxx3]

i have a mini 12.

[Partyboi2]

You will probably need to change your sources.list and add these ones

deb http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ hardy main universe multiverse restricted
deb-src http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ hardy main universe multiverse restricted

deb http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main universe multiverse restricted
deb-src http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main universe multiverse restricted

deb http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security main universe multiverse restricted
deb-src http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security main universe multiverse restricted
If you are not sure how to add them and to disable the other ones, then open a terminal (Applications>Accessories>Terminal) and post your sources.list by typing

cat /etc/apt/sources.list and I will give you a hand.

[xxrafaelxx3]

is this the way its supposed to look? (attachment)

[Partyboi2]

Looks like it.

[jzinna]

I have the same problem. I had Ubuntu installed previously and was running ok, but I deleted everything on my machine and started all over, installed Ubuntu from the same disk I had, and started with that problem. I don't have Dell, it's a clone, so I think I can't use the links you just posted, right?

My sources list follows:

# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.


## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 8.04.2 _Hardy Heron_ - Release i386 (20090121.2)]/ hardy main restricted
deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 7.04 _Feisty Fawn_ - Release i386 (20070415)]/ feisty main restricted
# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Release i386 (20071016.1)]/ gutsy main restricted
deb http://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/linux/distributions/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main restricted multiverse
deb-src http://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/linux/distributions/ubuntu/ hardy-updates restricted main multiverse universe #Added by software-properties

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/linux/distributions/ubuntu/ hardy-security main restricted multiverse
deb-src http://carroll.cac.psu.edu/pub/linux/distributions/ubuntu/ hardy-security main restricted multiverse #Added by software-properties
deb-src http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br/ubuntu/ hardy main restricted #Added by software-properties




deb http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br/ubuntu/ hardy-updates universe main multiverse restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security universe main multiverse restricted
# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Release i386 (20071016.1)]/ gutsy main restricted





Thanks!!!

[Partyboi2]

I have the same problem. I had Ubuntu installed previously and was running ok, but I deleted everything on my machine and started all over, installed Ubuntu from the same disk I had, and started with that problem. I don't have Dell, it's a clone, so I think I can't use the links you just posted, right?
Thanks!!!

Those repos I posted are for the dell mini. You are probably getting a different error message then the op, looking at your sources.list you probably need to disable the cdrom repo.
Open a terminal and open your sources.list

gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list stick a # infront of

deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 8.04.2 _Hardy Heron_ - Release i386 (20090121.2)]/ hardy main restricted
deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 7.04 _Feisty Fawn_ - Release i386 (20070415)]/ feisty main restrictedso becomes

# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 8.04.2 _Hardy Heron_ - Release i386 (20090121.2)]/ hardy main restricted
# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 7.04 _Feisty Fawn_ - Release i386 (20070415)]/ feisty main restrictedthen save, and back in the terminal type

sudo apt-get update and post the results.

[mercedes]

I am having a similar problem with my Dell Mini. It almost appears as though I have redundant sources listed. Is that possible?

This is my source list:

deb http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ hardy main universe multiverse restricted
deb-src http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ hardy main universe multiverse restricted

deb http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main universe multiverse restricted
deb-src http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates main universe multiverse restricted

deb http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security main universe multiverse restricted
deb-src http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security main universe multiverse restricted

deb http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ hardy-netbook-base main universe multiverse restricted
deb-src http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ hardy-netbook-base main universe multiverse restricted

deb http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ hardy-dell-mini main universe multiverse restricted
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy universe main multiverse restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-security universe main multiverse restricted
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ hardy-updates universe main multiverse restricted
deb-src http://dell-mini.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ hardy-dell-mini main universe multiverse restricted

[jzinna]

From the terminal I got this after removing the Cd repos:

Hit http://carroll.cac.psu.edu hardy-updates Release.gpg
Get:1 http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br hardy Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br hardy/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br hardy/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br hardy/restricted Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br hardy/multiverse Translation-en_US
Get:2 http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br hardy-updates Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br hardy-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br hardy-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br hardy-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br hardy-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Get:3 http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br hardy-security Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br hardy-security/universe Translation-en_US
Get:4 http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br hardy Release [65.9kB]
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security Release
Ign http://carroll.cac.psu.edu hardy-updates/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/main Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/multiverse Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/restricted Packages
Ign http://carroll.cac.psu.edu hardy-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Get:5 http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br hardy-updates Release [58.5kB]
Get:6 http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br hardy-security Release [58.5kB]
Ign http://carroll.cac.psu.edu hardy-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Get:7 http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br hardy/main Sources [338kB]
Ign http://carroll.cac.psu.edu hardy-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Get:8 http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br hardy/restricted Sources [1488B]
Get:9 http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br hardy/universe Packages [4293kB]
Hit http://carroll.cac.psu.edu hardy-security Release.gpg
Ign http://carroll.cac.psu.edu hardy-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://carroll.cac.psu.edu hardy-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://carroll.cac.psu.edu hardy-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Hit http://carroll.cac.psu.edu hardy-updates Release
Hit http://carroll.cac.psu.edu hardy-security Release
Hit http://carroll.cac.psu.edu hardy-updates/main Packages
Hit http://carroll.cac.psu.edu hardy-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://carroll.cac.psu.edu hardy-updates/multiverse Packages
Hit http://carroll.cac.psu.edu hardy-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://carroll.cac.psu.edu hardy-updates/main Sources
Hit http://carroll.cac.psu.edu hardy-updates/multiverse Sources
Hit http://carroll.cac.psu.edu hardy-updates/universe Sources
Hit http://carroll.cac.psu.edu hardy-updates/universe Packages
Hit http://carroll.cac.psu.edu hardy-security/main Packages
Hit http://carroll.cac.psu.edu hardy-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://carroll.cac.psu.edu hardy-security/multiverse Packages
Hit http://carroll.cac.psu.edu hardy-security/main Sources
Hit http://carroll.cac.psu.edu hardy-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://carroll.cac.psu.edu hardy-security/multiverse Sources
Get:10 http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br hardy/main Packages [1178kB]
Get:11 http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br hardy/restricted Packages [6986B]
Get:12 http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br hardy/multiverse Packages [179kB]
Get:13 http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br hardy/universe Sources [1323kB]
Get:14 http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br hardy/multiverse Sources [60.9kB]
Get:15 http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br hardy-updates/universe Packages [158kB]
Get:16 http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br hardy-updates/main Packages [410kB]
Get:17 http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br hardy-updates/multiverse Packages [26.4kB]
Get:18 http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br hardy-updates/restricted Packages [8001B]
Get:19 http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br hardy-security/universe Packages [53.7kB]
Get:20 http://espelhos.edugraf.ufsc.br hardy-security/universe Sources [8722B]
Fetched 8229kB in 46s (178kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done


I don't know what the "Hit" means, but at least it hasn't "Failed" like before...


And updating from the Update Manager gets me some "failed" errors while downloading, but then the "Errors" box that used to appear doesn't pop up....

I presume it's fixed, no updates have appeared but I have the 8.04 version just downloaded from the site (The Alternate CD).... so it just may be I don't need any.
Anyway, if updates don't appear for some time, I'll come again....

Thanks everybody!!!

[mercedes]

I think I found the answer to my Dell Mini problem here:
http://mydellmini.com/forum/dell-repository-update-failure--p6816.html

In Software Sources, I unchecked all of the Ubuntu sources, so I am only downloading from third-party (dell) sources. I think.